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'''Anchor machines''' — sometimes styled '''ANCHOR''' machines — were early, analogue caption generators, unique to the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]]. They were used in the [[1960s]] and [[1970s]] on ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in scenes which required text or numbers to appear on in-vision monitors, such as on the bridge of the ''[[Sandminer]]'' in ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]''. ([[DWM 296]]) | '''Anchor machines''' — sometimes styled '''ANCHOR''' machines — were early, analogue caption generators, unique to the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]]. They were used in the [[1960s]] and [[1970s]] on ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in scenes which required text or numbers to appear on in-vision [[computer]] monitors, such as on the bridge of the ''[[Sandminer]]'' in ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]''. When used to generate these computer readouts, [[CSO]] was required to make the captions slot into the space of the monitor. ([[DWM 296]]) | ||
== External link == | == External link == | ||
* [http://kecskebak.blogspot.com/2009/09/anchor-character-generation.html Anchor discussed at length by a font-maker] | * [http://kecskebak.blogspot.com/2009/09/anchor-character-generation.html Anchor discussed at length by a font-maker] | ||
* [http://www2.tv-ark.org.uk/testcards/bbc.html A mention of an Anchor machine at tv-ark.org.uk] | * [http://www2.tv-ark.org.uk/testcards/bbc.html A mention of an Anchor machine at tv-ark.org.uk] | ||
[[category:terminology]] | [[category:terminology]] | ||
Revision as of 15:17, 16 October 2013
Anchor machines — sometimes styled ANCHOR machines — were early, analogue caption generators, unique to the BBC. They were used in the 1960s and 1970s on Doctor Who in scenes which required text or numbers to appear on in-vision computer monitors, such as on the bridge of the Sandminer in The Robots of Death. When used to generate these computer readouts, CSO was required to make the captions slot into the space of the monitor. (DWM 296)
